Italy / Sep 02, 2014 / Venice Film Festival
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)
Directed by Roy Andersson
1h 41minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
An absurdist, surrealistic and shocking pitch-black comedy, which moves freely from nightmare to fantasy to hilariously deadpan humour as it muses on man’s perpetual inhumanity to man.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Roger Olsen Likvern | Le Gardien |
| Charlotta Larsson | Lotta la Boiteuse |
| Göran Holm | Bargäst |
Genres
DramaComedyFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | English, svenska |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Roy Andersson Filmproduktion, Essential Filmproduktion, ARTE France Cinéma, SVT, 4 1/2, ZDF, ARTE |
| Official site | royandersson.com |
| Release date | 24 ottobre 2014 |
| Production | Philippe Bober, Pernilla Sandström |
| Writer | Roy Andersson |
| Editing | Alexandra Strauss |
| Cinematography | István Borbás, Gergely Pálos |
| Assistant directors | Roy Andersson |
| Camera operators | István Borbás, Gergely Pálos |
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| Additional photography | István Borbás, Gergely Pálos |
| Music | Robert Hefter |
| Sound | Robert Hefter |
| Costume design | Julia Tegström, Linda Sandberg |
| Makeup | Linda Sandberg, Julia Tegström |
| Hairstyling | Linda Sandberg, Julia Tegström |
| Revenue | 1.472.431 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Greece / Nov 08, 2014 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Indonesia / May 01, 2016 / Europe on Screen
Limited release
United States / Jun 03, 2015 / PG-13
Theatrical release
Norway / Oct 24, 2014
Greece / Nov 13, 2014 / Κ-12
Sweden / Nov 14, 2014 / 15
Türkiye / Dec 26, 2014 / 15+
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Germany / Jan 01, 2015
Italy / Feb 19, 2015
Denmark / Mar 12, 2015
France / Apr 29, 2015
Spain / May 29, 2015 / 7
Portugal / Jun 25, 2015
Russia / Jul 02, 2015 / 12+
Digital
Japan / Oct 25, 2014 / G
Ireland / Apr 24, 2015 / 12
United Kingdom / Nov 27, 2020 / MUBI
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